Chapter 7: Benten by...Day?!?!
The GG's knew that something needed to be done to tackle this new menace. They decided to storm Benten-Cho to try to find the Noise Tanks the next day, before Strike and the Jet Set could take them out. They agreed to head out at noon.
If the rudies thought Benten-Cho was a sight at night, with the neon lights and all, they all instantly agreed that Benten was a lot weirder during the day. It wasn't all the people bustling about, it was more like, they had never seen Benten in daylight. They got over their awe and finally got their heads clear. They decided to check the shopping district and the train station first. The typical Noise Tank tags abound here and there, but the GG's decided the night before that this would be a mission to devise a plan with the Noise Tanks to stop this new threat, not take over themselves. They left the tags alone as a sign of their goodwill.
It was well past 2:00 and the GG's were about to give up. They started to head back, but then they saw someone they never saw before skating around. That wasn't odd, but the Jet Set Radio logo on her jacket sure was. They tailed her to an alley in the business area near the subway. She raised her hand to her headset and said, "I'm here, sir." Shortly after, a door opened and she started to walk inside. In a flash, Beat rushed to the door, stopping it from closing as she disappeared behind it. Cautiously, Beat and the GG's slid inside to see what the hell was happening.
Luckily for the GG's, there was a metal walkway all along the top area of the warehouse they entered. They silently hid in the shadows as they saw...Professor K talking with the Noise Tanks?!?!?!? Beat was confused at first, but only at first. He then realized that K being there made perfect sense. Beat decided to wait for the perfect cue to announce their presence. He was always one for the dramatic. The GG's listened to the conference unfolding under them.
They saw the girl skate up to Professor K. "Glad to see you made it, Shift. What took you so long?" K asked. "I'm sorry, sir." she explained, "Pink was having some difficulties with the controls back at the station. He needed help, so I tried to help him the best I could. He finally got the gist of the controls and told me to head here. I came as fast as I could." "Well," K said, "I hope Pink doesn't mess anything up. Thanks for helping him. I expect Trip to contact me at any time now." Everyone could tell that he was upset. Combo noticed that the Noise Tanks were really shaking and nervous. He nudged Beat, who was only paying attention to K. Beat made a short puzzled look, and sent the message to Gum, who continued the chain until all the GG's noticed.
"What's wrong with you guys? You've been shakin' ever since we got here. Don't tell me that you're really afraid of these guys!" Shift lightly chuckled, "We have the Professor, me, you guys and the Love Shockers." she motioned to a corner. There stood the Love Shockers, seemingly ready for anything. Mew lightly grinded her teeth and cursed under her breath. The other members were gradually becoming less and less suprised as they saw more rudies gather. Shift continued, "All we need now is the GG's, and there would be no way that Strike and his," she practically groaned as she spoke the words that she knew made Professor K so pissed, "Jet Set," she coughed, "could take us. We would outnumber them," she paused a moment to think how many members of the GG's there were, "19 to 3!! It would be impossible for them! There's no way we can lose! That is, of course, if Beat, Tab, Gum and the others are willing to join us."
A big smile crept up Beat's face, he knew that this was the perfect time to jump in, but before he could stand up, Professor K grabbed his headset and started to talk to someone else. "Yo, Trip, what's the scoop?...What?!?...Not there?...Are you sure??...Damn it. Keep checking around and let me know if you find any of them." His face suddenly became three shades redder as he hung up. "What's wrong, sir?" Shift asked. "DAMN IT!" K shouted so loud and suddenly that Shift almost fell backwards. The Noise Tanks jumped to their feet instantly, almost pissing their pants. "WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?!?!" Gum noticed that her ears were starting to ring. Garam winced. "Calm down, sir!" Shift tried to figure out why K was shouting, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?!?!" K just kept getting redder. "Sir! Please stop!" Shift started to cry, she couldn't handle being yelled at by her employer like this. The Love Shockers were completely stunned at K's behavior. K looked around, saw the reaction of the others, and did his best to cool down. After a minute he spoke, "Sorry, Shift." He patted her on her back, she sniffled a little, "What's wrong is that we just lost our main force." He was back to his usual volume level. "What do you mean?" one of the Love Shockers asked. All the rudies were puzzled. Beat made a quick glance at Tab, Tab shrugged his shoulders. "What I mean is," K took a deep breath, "That the GG's weren't at their HQ. Trip just told me that no one was there 'cept Pots. I told her to keep searching Shibuya until she found a GG."
Beat started to smile. He decided that this was the time, for sure. He was halfway from standing when he was interrupted again by some barking outside and then someone practically flew through the door. "AAAHHH!!! SSSSSHHHHHIIIIITTTTT!!!" was all the purple-clad person could say before they crashed into a pile of empty boxes. A small cloud of dust emanated from the used boxes. The Noise Tanks dove under some computer equipment. The Love Shockers fell over each other trying to get away. Beat and the GG's jumped and hit their backs to the walls. Shift grabbed onto K and screamed. K just stood there, flabbergasted.
"Uh...hi Trip." was all K said as the dust was starting to settle, "What are you doing here? I told you to keep searching Shibuya." As he finished, everyone started to hear barking amidst the clouds. "I don't believe it." Beat mused to himself and smiled again. "Beat man," Yo Yo asked, "Aint that Pots' bark?" "You read my mind Yo-man." Beat chuckled. "I was, sir." came from the still settling clouds, followed shortly by a cough or two, "I figured that since I was at their base, I'd leash Pots to try to find Beat. I don't know why, but he led me here. A little bit faster than I would have liked to travel." She let out a nervous giggle. Shift opened her eyes and started to let go of K.
The dust finally settled and Pots was barking his head off in the middle of the room. "Why the heck is Pots yappin' like that, Beat? I've never seen him so energetic." Yo Yo asked. "That's cuz' he just went for a walk, Yo Yo." was Beat's reply, "He doesn't get much of a chance to run, or walk for that matter. So when he does, he gets really excited." Beat gave a slight chuckle, "I probably should take him out more often." Professor K was still trying to digest what happened while Post started to look at the high railing where Beat and the GG's were spying.
"So, where are the GG's?" K blurted, he was starting to get angry again. "Finally!" Beat said to himself. K started to follow the direction that Post was heading for. "I don't know, sir." Trip said, "Maybe they're..." "Already here?" Beat practically shouted. The Love Shockers and the Noise Tanks all jumped three feet in the air at Beat's announcement. Even K stepped back a minute. In unison, the GG's made their presence known, as each member stepped out from their respective corner. "We are here for the benefit of all rudies." Beat said as he made the biggest smile that anyone had ever seen him make. "All right!" K almost did a backflip. "OK, rudies." Beat said, "Let's figure out what we are going to do about this 'Jet Set'." All the GG's went to gather the other mass of rudies.
The GG's knew that something needed to be done to tackle this new menace. They decided to storm Benten-Cho to try to find the Noise Tanks the next day, before Strike and the Jet Set could take them out. They agreed to head out at noon.
If the rudies thought Benten-Cho was a sight at night, with the neon lights and all, they all instantly agreed that Benten was a lot weirder during the day. It wasn't all the people bustling about, it was more like, they had never seen Benten in daylight. They got over their awe and finally got their heads clear. They decided to check the shopping district and the train station first. The typical Noise Tank tags abound here and there, but the GG's decided the night before that this would be a mission to devise a plan with the Noise Tanks to stop this new threat, not take over themselves. They left the tags alone as a sign of their goodwill.
It was well past 2:00 and the GG's were about to give up. They started to head back, but then they saw someone they never saw before skating around. That wasn't odd, but the Jet Set Radio logo on her jacket sure was. They tailed her to an alley in the business area near the subway. She raised her hand to her headset and said, "I'm here, sir." Shortly after, a door opened and she started to walk inside. In a flash, Beat rushed to the door, stopping it from closing as she disappeared behind it. Cautiously, Beat and the GG's slid inside to see what the hell was happening.
Luckily for the GG's, there was a metal walkway all along the top area of the warehouse they entered. They silently hid in the shadows as they saw...Professor K talking with the Noise Tanks?!?!?!? Beat was confused at first, but only at first. He then realized that K being there made perfect sense. Beat decided to wait for the perfect cue to announce their presence. He was always one for the dramatic. The GG's listened to the conference unfolding under them.
They saw the girl skate up to Professor K. "Glad to see you made it, Shift. What took you so long?" K asked. "I'm sorry, sir." she explained, "Pink was having some difficulties with the controls back at the station. He needed help, so I tried to help him the best I could. He finally got the gist of the controls and told me to head here. I came as fast as I could." "Well," K said, "I hope Pink doesn't mess anything up. Thanks for helping him. I expect Trip to contact me at any time now." Everyone could tell that he was upset. Combo noticed that the Noise Tanks were really shaking and nervous. He nudged Beat, who was only paying attention to K. Beat made a short puzzled look, and sent the message to Gum, who continued the chain until all the GG's noticed.
"What's wrong with you guys? You've been shakin' ever since we got here. Don't tell me that you're really afraid of these guys!" Shift lightly chuckled, "We have the Professor, me, you guys and the Love Shockers." she motioned to a corner. There stood the Love Shockers, seemingly ready for anything. Mew lightly grinded her teeth and cursed under her breath. The other members were gradually becoming less and less suprised as they saw more rudies gather. Shift continued, "All we need now is the GG's, and there would be no way that Strike and his," she practically groaned as she spoke the words that she knew made Professor K so pissed, "Jet Set," she coughed, "could take us. We would outnumber them," she paused a moment to think how many members of the GG's there were, "19 to 3!! It would be impossible for them! There's no way we can lose! That is, of course, if Beat, Tab, Gum and the others are willing to join us."
A big smile crept up Beat's face, he knew that this was the perfect time to jump in, but before he could stand up, Professor K grabbed his headset and started to talk to someone else. "Yo, Trip, what's the scoop?...What?!?...Not there?...Are you sure??...Damn it. Keep checking around and let me know if you find any of them." His face suddenly became three shades redder as he hung up. "What's wrong, sir?" Shift asked. "DAMN IT!" K shouted so loud and suddenly that Shift almost fell backwards. The Noise Tanks jumped to their feet instantly, almost pissing their pants. "WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?!?!" Gum noticed that her ears were starting to ring. Garam winced. "Calm down, sir!" Shift tried to figure out why K was shouting, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?!?!" K just kept getting redder. "Sir! Please stop!" Shift started to cry, she couldn't handle being yelled at by her employer like this. The Love Shockers were completely stunned at K's behavior. K looked around, saw the reaction of the others, and did his best to cool down. After a minute he spoke, "Sorry, Shift." He patted her on her back, she sniffled a little, "What's wrong is that we just lost our main force." He was back to his usual volume level. "What do you mean?" one of the Love Shockers asked. All the rudies were puzzled. Beat made a quick glance at Tab, Tab shrugged his shoulders. "What I mean is," K took a deep breath, "That the GG's weren't at their HQ. Trip just told me that no one was there 'cept Pots. I told her to keep searching Shibuya until she found a GG."
Beat started to smile. He decided that this was the time, for sure. He was halfway from standing when he was interrupted again by some barking outside and then someone practically flew through the door. "AAAHHH!!! SSSSSHHHHHIIIIITTTTT!!!" was all the purple-clad person could say before they crashed into a pile of empty boxes. A small cloud of dust emanated from the used boxes. The Noise Tanks dove under some computer equipment. The Love Shockers fell over each other trying to get away. Beat and the GG's jumped and hit their backs to the walls. Shift grabbed onto K and screamed. K just stood there, flabbergasted.
"Uh...hi Trip." was all K said as the dust was starting to settle, "What are you doing here? I told you to keep searching Shibuya." As he finished, everyone started to hear barking amidst the clouds. "I don't believe it." Beat mused to himself and smiled again. "Beat man," Yo Yo asked, "Aint that Pots' bark?" "You read my mind Yo-man." Beat chuckled. "I was, sir." came from the still settling clouds, followed shortly by a cough or two, "I figured that since I was at their base, I'd leash Pots to try to find Beat. I don't know why, but he led me here. A little bit faster than I would have liked to travel." She let out a nervous giggle. Shift opened her eyes and started to let go of K.
The dust finally settled and Pots was barking his head off in the middle of the room. "Why the heck is Pots yappin' like that, Beat? I've never seen him so energetic." Yo Yo asked. "That's cuz' he just went for a walk, Yo Yo." was Beat's reply, "He doesn't get much of a chance to run, or walk for that matter. So when he does, he gets really excited." Beat gave a slight chuckle, "I probably should take him out more often." Professor K was still trying to digest what happened while Post started to look at the high railing where Beat and the GG's were spying.
"So, where are the GG's?" K blurted, he was starting to get angry again. "Finally!" Beat said to himself. K started to follow the direction that Post was heading for. "I don't know, sir." Trip said, "Maybe they're..." "Already here?" Beat practically shouted. The Love Shockers and the Noise Tanks all jumped three feet in the air at Beat's announcement. Even K stepped back a minute. In unison, the GG's made their presence known, as each member stepped out from their respective corner. "We are here for the benefit of all rudies." Beat said as he made the biggest smile that anyone had ever seen him make. "All right!" K almost did a backflip. "OK, rudies." Beat said, "Let's figure out what we are going to do about this 'Jet Set'." All the GG's went to gather the other mass of rudies.
